Mollie Johanson

Mollie Johanson has loved creating and crafting cute things for as long as she can remember. She designs her own embroidery patterns and projects to make from the finished stitching and is often known as Wild Olive, which is also the name of her blog and product line.

Experience

Mollie grew up learning how to embroider, sew, knit, and more from family members. As an adult, she realized how much she enjoys crafting and took the time to learn more techniques and learn them well.

Starting with her own blog and Etsy shop, Mollie began the process of crafting professionally. She eventually started contributing to craft books, magazines, and blogs, including three years of writing for The Spruce Crafts. Her work regularly appears in magazines like Simply Sewing, Mollie Makes, Australian Homespun, and on Handmade Charlotte.

In addition to her published works, Mollie designs and sells embroidery patterns and stitching projects, and has taught several online embroidery courses.

Education

Self- and family-taught in most crafting media, Mollie is constantly learning and trying new techniques to better herself. She holds an associate's degree in graphic design from Elgin Community College, which she regularly uses as she creates new patterns and projects.

Awards & Publications

Mollie is the author of Stitch Love: Sweet Creatures Big & Small, published by Lark. In this book, Mollie shares projects and embroidery motifs to stitch your favorite animals.

Expertise:Needlecraft

Education:Elgin Community College

About The Spruce

The Spruce, a Dotdash brand, is a new kind of home website offering practical, real-life tips and inspiration to help you create your best home. The Spruce family of brands, including The Spruce, The Spruce Eats, The Spruce Pets, and The Spruce Crafts collectively reach 30 million people each month.

For more than 20 years, Dotdash brands have been helping people find answers, solve problems, and get inspired. We are one of the top-20 largest content publishers on the Internet according to comScore, a leading Internet measurement company, and reach more than 30% of the U.S. population every month. Our brands collectively have won more than 20 industry awards in the last year alone and, most recently, Dotdash was named Publisher of the Year by Digiday, a leading industry publication.